Leitz Auction
Starting Price €10,000
Total bids: 0
Estimate
€20,000 – 24,000
€20,000 – 24,000
This item is subject to margin scheme taxation and the premium is 24% if it remains in the EU. For shipments to a third country (outside the EU), the premium is 20%.
serial number
357210
Condition
A-
Manufacture Year
1963
Product number
A03861
An extremely rare and interesting Wetzlar-made Leica 72, based on the Leica IIIa and producing 18×24mm half-frame negatives. The Wetzlar Leica 72 cameras are usually found within the serial-number range 357151–357224.
This example, no.357210, is preserved in beautiful, near-mint and 100% original condition and is particularly noteworthy for its unusual serial-number and format engravings. According to the Leitz delivery records, it was delivered to the “Werbe Abt.” (Advertising Department) on 8 April 1963.
Of particular importance, this exact camera is illustrated in James L. Lager, Leica – An Illustrated History, Vol. I, p.79.
A highly desirable and exceptionally well-preserved example of one of the rarest Wetzlar Leica variants.
This example, no.357210, is preserved in beautiful, near-mint and 100% original condition and is particularly noteworthy for its unusual serial-number and format engravings. According to the Leitz delivery records, it was delivered to the “Werbe Abt.” (Advertising Department) on 8 April 1963.
Of particular importance, this exact camera is illustrated in James L. Lager, Leica – An Illustrated History, Vol. I, p.79.
A highly desirable and exceptionally well-preserved example of one of the rarest Wetzlar Leica variants.